Rugby India
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| World Rugby affiliation | 1999 |
| Asia Rugby affiliation | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Location | 18°56′26″N 72°49′36″E / 18.94056°N 72.82667°E |
| President | Rahul Bose[1] |
Vice-presidents |
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| Men's coach | ? |
| Women's coach | Sandeep Mosamkar |
| Sevens coach | ? |
| Website | Rugby India |
The Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU), also known as Rugby India, is the governing body for sport of rugby union in India.[2] It is situated at Marine lines, Mumbai in Maharashtra.
It was founded in 1995[3] and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board now World Rugby in 1999.
Rugby India administers all India national teams such as India national rugby union team, India women's national rugby union team, India national rugby sevens team and India women's national rugby sevens team. It also manage under-20 national teams for both sexes.
History
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Rugby Union in India dates back to a scratch match or two played in Kolkata and Madras during the visit of MS Galatea in 1871. The first recorded match was played on Christmas Day 1872, at CFC Ground in Kolkata, it was played between England and a combined team of Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
In 1995 the India Rugby Football Union was founded and in 1999 the IFRU gained association from the International Rugby Board. In March 2019, former South African player Naas Botha became coach of national team. He accepted the job for short term.[4]
Rugby India (RI) organised Asian under 18 tournament in 2018 at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. In the tournament 14 nations participated and India finished on 4th position.[5] Rugby India was founded in 1998. It is sole governing body for rugby in India. It is recognized by Sports ministry of India and affiliated to the World Rugby, the international governing body of the sport in the world.[6]
Coaches and General Manager
- Naas Botha- head coach, a former South African national player.
- Ludwiche Van Deventer[7] - Rugby 7 coach
- Jannie Brooks (strength and conditioning coach)
- Vahbiz Bharucha - mentor, psychotherapist for under 18 female team.
- Sourojit Ghosh - Rugby India's high-performance general manager.
Source - [5]
Sponsors
- Government of Odisha
- Société Générale, a financial partner and official bank
- Capgemini - Associate sponsor India Rugby seven teams
- BLK (sportswear) - apparel sponsor
- [1] BLADE India - National team partner
- [2]Abhinav Bindra Targeting Performance (ABTP) - Official partner
- Refs-[6][5]
See also
References
- ^ "IRFU Board". Rugby India. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Rugby India. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Indian rugby's birth pangs". Sportstar. 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Naas Botha accepts coaching position with India". 31 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Indian Rugby team partners with Odisha govt, KIIT to support high-performance program".
- ^ a b "Indian Rugby Football Union".
- ^ "Coaching Staff". www.allstars7s.co.za. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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